Multiple Inbound Channel Granting Method and Apparatus

1. A method for granting inbound channel capacity comprising the steps of: wirelessly transmitting on a first of a plurality of outbound channels a first of a plurality of first inbound channel grant signals for controlling transmission of a first mobile station on a plurality of inbound channels; wirelessly transmitting on a second of the plurality of outbound channels a second of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals; and wirelessly transmitting on the first of the plurality of outbound channels all or a plurality of second inbound channel grant signals for controlling transmission of a second mobile station on a First of the plurality of inbound channels; wherein the pIurality of first inbound channel grant signals controls transmission of the first mobile station on at least the first and the second of the plurality of inbound channels.

2. The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of wirelessly transmitting on the second of the plurality of outbound channels all of a plurality of third inbound channel grant signals for controlling transmission of a third mobile station on a second of the plurality of inbound channels.

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein only one of the plurality of first inbound grant signals is transmitted on the first of the plurality or outbound channels and only one of the plurality of first inbound grant signals is transmitted on the second of the plurality of outbound channels.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the first and second of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals are not transmitted simultaneously.

5. The method according to claim 4 wherein only one of the plurality of first inbound grant signals is transmitted on the first of the plurality of outbound channels and only one of the plurality of first inbound grant signals is transmitted on the second of the plurality of outbound channels.

6. The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of wirelessly transmitting on the first of the plurality of outbound channels a first of a plurality of fourth inbound channel grant signals for controlling transmission of a fourth mobile station on the plurality of inbound channels simultaneously with said step of wirelessly transmitting on the second of the plurality of outbound channels the second of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals; and after said step of wirelessly transmitting on the first of the plurality of outbound channels the first of the plurality of first inbound channel grunt signals.

7. The method according to claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of outbound channels and each of the plurality of inbound channels is comprise within a substantially unique frequency spectrum.

8. A method according to claim 1 further comprising the steps of: wirelessly transmitting on a third of the plurality of outbound channels a third of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals; and wirelessly transmitting on a Fourth of the plurality of outbound channels a fourth of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals.

9. The method according to claim 8 wherein the second of the plurality of First inbound channel grant signals is transmitted after transmission of the first of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals. the third of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals is transmitted after transmission of the second of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals, and the fourth of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals is transmitted alter transmission of the third of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals.

10. A method for granting inbound channel capacity comprising the steps of: wirelessly transmitting on a first of a plurality of outbound channels a first of a plurality of first inbound channel grant signals For controlling transmission of a first mobile station on a plurality of inbound channels; and thereafter wirelessly transmitting on a second of the plurality of outbound channels a second of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals; wherein the plurality of first inbound channel rant signals control transmission of the first mobile station on at least the first and the second of the plurality of inbound channels.

11. The method according to claim 10 wherein only one of the plurality of first inbound grant signals is transmitted on the first of the plurality of outbound channels and only one of the plurality of first inbound grant signals is transmitted on the second of the plurality of outbound channels.

12. The method according to claim 10 wherein each of the plurality of outbound channels is comprise within a first substantially unique frequency spectrum and each of the plurality of inbound channels is comprise within a second substantially unique frequency spectrum.

13. The method according to claim 10 further comprising the step of: wirelessly transmitting on the first of the plurality of outbound channels all of a plurality of second inbound channel grant signals for controlling transmission of a second mobile station on the first of a plurality of inbound channels.

14. A method according to claim 10 further comprising the steps of: wirelessly transmitting on a third of the plurality of outbound channels a third of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals; and wirelessly transmitting on a fourth of the plurality of outbound channels a fourth of the plurality of First inbound channel grant signals.

15. The method according to claim 14 wherein the third of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals is transmitted after transmission of the second of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals, and the fourth of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals is transmitted after transmission of the third of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals.

16. A device for granting inbound channel capacity comprising: a multiple channel mobile station channel granter for generating for transmission on a first of a plurality of outbound channels a first of a plurality of first inbound channel grant signals for controlling transmission of a first mobile station on a plurality of inbound channels and for generating for transmission on a second of the plurality of outbound channels a second of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals; and a single channel mobile station channel granter for generating on the first of the plurality of outbound channels all of a plurality of second inbound channel grant signals for controlling transmission of a second mobile station on a first of the plurality of inbound channels; wherein: only one of the plurality of first inbound grant signals is generated on the first of the plurality or outbound channels. only one of the plurality of first inbound grant signals is generated on a second of the plurality of outbound channels, and the first and second of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals are not transmitted simultaneously.

17. The multiple channel mobile station channel granter according to claim 16 further For generating for transmission on a third of the plurality of outbound channels a third of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals; and generating for transmission on a fourth of the plurality of outbound channels a Fourth of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals, wherein the second of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals is transmitted substantially immediately after transmission of the first of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals, the third of the plurality of rust inbound channel grant signals is transmitted substantially immediately after transmission of the second of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals, and the fourth of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals is transmitted substantially immediately after transmission of the third of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals.

18. A computer readable media comprising computer instructions for: transmitting on a first of a plurality of outbound channels a first of a plurality of first inbound channel grant signals for controlling transmission of a first mobile station on a plurality of inbound channels; after transmitting on the first of the plurality of outbound channels, transmitting on a second of the plurality of outbound channels a second of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals; transmitting on a third of the plurality of outbound channels a third of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals; and transmitting on a fourth of the plurality of outbound channels a fourth of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals wherein the third of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals is transmitted after transmission of the second of the plurality of first inbound channel grant signals, and the fourth of the plurality of First inbound channel grant signals is transmitted after transmission of the third of the plurality of first inbound channel rant signals.

19. The computer readable media according to claim 18 further comprising instructions for transmitting on the first of the plurality of outbound channels all of a plurality of second inbound channel grant signals for controlling transmission of a second mobile station on a first of the plurality of inbound channels.